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Sandy 7-10 Book Club students have decided on two books for the Readers’ Cup. They are

The young elites by Marie Lu and The book of lies by James Moloney

Students are now busy reading the books. During term two they will form teams to compete, by answering questions on each book, and presenting a creative piece on one book. The creative piece could be a poster, a video clip anything that portrays the book.

Sandy 7-10 Book Club held its first meeting for 2015 last week. Students meet every week to discuss books, compete in Sandy Readers’ Cup and participate in fun activities based around YA fiction. Students were lucky enough to meet Jack, an original member of book club run by Mrs Holmquest. Jack completed Year 12 at Sandringham College last year and will continue his studies at Deakin University, he was an avid reader during his time at the college.

During the first meeting students discussed World War I fiction, new books are being released regularly to coincide with the 100 year commemoration of the landing at Gallipoli. Popular titles amoung students are

The year it all ended by Kirsty Murray

When the guns fall silent by James Riordan

The trenches by Jim Eldridge

2015 book club members are in the process of deciding which two books to read for the Sandy Readers’ Cup. Students have so far recommended

Students in the Beaui Book Club are reading books shortlisted for The Children’s Book Council of Australia book of the year to determine which book they believe should win.

They are also busy creating a book trailer, students are organising scripts, filming, costumes and make-up. The book trailer will be based on The Enemyby Charlie Higson. Watch this space as Beaumaris Campus is taken over by Zombies.

Students at Beaumaris Campus enjoy being members of The Beaui Book Club. Members meet once a week and participate in a range of fun activities. Last years activities included competing in the Beaumaris Readers Cup, creating book trailers, posters and reviews, talking about books, literary lunches and a day out at the Melbourne writers festival to listen to Young Adult Authors speak.

This year students are busy creating a book trailer to enter into the National Year of Reading, teen competition. They need to nominate a book they think teens should read and pitch it to the judges in a highly creative way. Beaui Book Club decided on ‘The Enemy’ by Charlie Higson.

Students are also busy reading books shortlisted for the ‘Childrens Book Council of Australia, Book of the Year’, to decide which book they think should win.